The ‘known unknowns’ of invasive species impact measurement

• Published in: Biological invasions Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 1513 - 1525
• Main Authors: Crystal-Ornelas, Robert, Lockwood, Julie L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.04.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Developmental Biology; Ecology; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Hypotheses; Introduced species; Invasive species; Life Sciences; Nonnative species; Original Paper; physiology; Plant Sciences; Systematic review; Invasive species impacts; Ecological impacts; Invasion ecology

There are thousands of case studies documenting invasive species’ impacts and these have led to the development of over 30 hypotheses that describe how invasions occur and their impacts manifest. The proliferation of invasion hypotheses over the decades has spurred several efforts to identify concep...